“Roving bands of masked federal agents with total immunity executing gun owners” is the kind of sweaty conservative fantasy we’ve heard over the last 20 years on cable news and now that it’s here, they love it

While we are having much needed conversations about the evils of political violence, I would like to remember my dear friend Lauri Carleton, who was murdered two years ago by a gunman for simply displaying a Pride flag in front of her Lake Arrowhead store. RIP Lauri. 💔 #enough

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The Pope, whispering mournfully, "Juliooooooooooooo"

Exactly

Not a single pro-Palestinian protester was there to interrupt this? Interesting.

If you're telling the party that you can't vote for them in November if the candidate isn't completely centered on your positions, the message sent is that your vote is unreliable, even unattainable. Ironically, you just push them to look elsewhere for available votes.

Their conscience isn't worth a thimble of warm spit. By performatively servicing themselves and salving their own inflated sense of purity, they may well consign the rest of society -- especially some of its most vulnerable and abused cohorts -- to greater pain and cost. That's

“Why does Minnesota continually defy gravity and outperform the entire Midwest” well here’s one reason

Julio the Scrivener

One of the consequences of these mass shootings is that since the reaction is never to be sensible and reduce guns, what we get is more restrictions of public life. Now metal detectors will be added to parades, people will be searched, there will be way more cops etc

The Mauer statue, home again, at last:

Shohei Ohtani wants to see bids from all teams to drive up the price when he signs to play in his preferred location. Imagine that.

Ichiro broke a window at a high school with a home run.

The Angel of Peace, by Walter Crane, 1900, 📸 by @lindseywasson

Also 36-14 is a game ahead of the Rays' hot start to the season. Since then, the Rays are 45-37, the Mariners are 50-32. #SeaUsRise

Feels fitting to listen to some of spacey early '70s Wayne Shorter (Odyssey of Iska and Weather Report Austria 1971) today, and also Pink Floyd Montreux 1971 because I think Mr. Weird and the Floyd should've dug each other. Set controls & safe travels. https://t.co/qsIaEpwcqZ

In sum, Correa was ready & eager to go wherever Boras could get the most $$, twice, but failing the physicals was so upsetting for him & his family, he asked Boras to make it work with the club that had already cleared his ankle. The rest is Celebrity PR. #MNTwins

@GovRonDeSantis

Very Midwestern of the Twins to pick up the lightly damaged, discounted floor model from the Dior Outlet store when shopping for something nice.